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January 27, 2009

Citigroup Bails On Falcon 7X Contract

Bows To White House Pressure Against $50 Million Purchase

Once again, business aviation has been held up to be an all-too easy scapegoat... and, has been sacrificed in the name of public pressure.

Scotland Center Will Also House Simulator

Eurocopter UK announced Tuesday plans to build a major new helicopter service centre at Kirkhill Commercial Park in Dyce, Aberdeen. The center will bring the most up-to-date helicopter support technology to one of the busiest off shore oil and gas helicopter maintenance hubs in the world.

Will Be Home To One BK117 Helicopter

Air medical services provider Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. announced Tuesday the company has opened a new air medical services base in Houston associated with HCA Houston, which is a comprehensive network of hospitals, diagnostic imaging facilities, cancer care programs, emergency care centers and outpatient surgery facilities throughout Greater Houston.

Attenuates Aircraft Engine Noise At A Fraction Of Cost Of Other Brands

Specifically designed to reduce aircraft engine noise for airport ground support crews as well as aircraft maintenance and technical personnel, the NoiseBuster Active Noise Reduction ("ANR") Safety Earmuff combines an ANSI-rated 26NRR passive earmuff with active noise reduction electronics that deliver up to an additional 20dB of low-frequency noise attenuation.

Cites Expansion Of Aeronautical Communications Systems

International Communications Group (ICG) is restructuring its sales organization to accommodate a broadening marketplace as the company's line of aeronautical communications systems continues to expand. The firm's sales functions have been divided into three distinct sales teams to address Private Label and New Market Development, OEM and Completion Centers, and Business Aviation and Inside Sales.

AD NUMBER: 2009-02-02 MANUFACTURER: Polskie Zaklady SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-02-02 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

AD: Turbomeca

AD NUMBER: 2009-01-11 MANUFACTURER: Turbomeca SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-01-11 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

ANN Special Feature: NAFI Exec. Dir. Jason Blair - 01.27.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Jason Blair, executive director of the National Association of Flight Instructors. Two NAFI directors are out, and a new peer review board has been appointed to handle a

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